True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 33
My last drunk had landed me in the hospital, totally broken. It was then that I was able to see my past float in front of me. I realized that, through drinking, I had lived every nightmare I had ever had. My own self-will and obsession to drink had driven me into a dark pit of hallucinations, blackouts and despair. Finally beaten, I asked for God's help. His presence told me to believe. My obsession for alcohol was taken away and my paranoia has since been lifted. I am no longer afraid. I know my life is healthy and sane.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Ask and ye shall receive!! How lucky I am to be released from my obsession with alcohol! Who knows where I might have ended up if not for the willingness to ask for Gods help! Thanks Doll, Lani
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"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. "
My obsession was also removed after praying (to have it removed) daily for 6 months. It was shorty after doing my 5th step that I noticed that I wasn't doing a double take when I saw others drinking or salavating when seeing a beer comercial. I couldn't believe it. It was only a month or two after I was able to remember not to go directly to the beer isle in the grocery store. So much repetition is hard to stop. Now I have to remind myself to be grateful when I wake up with no hangover or fear of what I did last night No need to look out the window to see if the car was in the driveway and look for damage. to it..l
